Hospice Float RN

Keeping Care Continuous, Keeping Compassion at the Center.Every Moment Matters at MorseLife.

About MorseLife

For more than 40 years, MorseLife Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service.

We are proud to be recognized as a:

• Great Place To Work® Certified employer
• 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home
• Recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care

At MorseLife, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through our robust clinical rotation program, students gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside experienced clinicians and interdisciplinary teams dedicated to excellence.

Our academic partners include:

• Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
• Barry University
• Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
• Florida International University (FIU)
• Keiser University
• Lynn University
• Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
• Palm Beach State College (PBSC)
• South Florida Healthcare Institute
• South University
• University of Miami (UM)

Whether you’re beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.

MorseLife by the Numbers

• 40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families
• 1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission
• 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care
• Great Place To Work® Certified workplace
• Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care
• 11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow’s healthcare professionals
• Comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and Community-Based Services
• Mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation

Position Summary

The Float Registered Nurse (RN) serves as a flexible clinical resource, functioning in the capacity of a Hospice RN Case Manager while providing operational support across the hospice program. The Float RN is responsible for temporarily assuming patient caseloads during staff absences, leaves of absence, vacancies, program growth, orientation of newly hired staff, and periods of increased clinical demand.

When not assigned to a temporary caseload, the Float RN provides skilled nursing visits, same-day urgent assessments, admissions support, continuous care assistance, and clinical coverage throughout the hospice service area. This position promotes continuity of care, maintains regulatory compliance, and supports exceptional patient outcomes while ensuring uninterrupted service to patients and families.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Assumes responsibility for temporary patient caseloads during PTO, FMLA, extended leaves, vacancies, orientation periods, or increased census.
• Functions as the primary RN Case Manager while assigned to a temporary caseload.
• Coordinates the implementation and ongoing management of each patient's Plan of Care.
• Participates in IDG meetings and communicates patient updates to the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides comprehensive nursing assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Supervises Hospice Aides and LPNs assigned to patients on the temporary caseload.
• Ensures all required visits, documentation, certifications, and regulatory requirements are completed timely.
• Responds to urgent patient needs requiring same-day nursing intervention.
• Completes PRN nursing visits.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments for patients experiencing changes in condition.
• Assists with symptom management and medication adjustments.
• Supports admissions and start-of-care visits as operational needs require.
• Assists with Continuous Care initiation and transitions.
• Performs recertification visits, face-to-face support visits, and other clinical assignments.
• Provides support during periods of high census or unusually heavy team workloads.
• Performs comprehensive physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual assessments.
• Evaluates pain and symptom management needs.
• Provides skilled nursing interventions in accordance with physician orders and hospice standards.
• Educates patients, caregivers, and facility staff regarding disease progression and symptom management.
• Coordinates care with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides compassionate end-of-life care focused on dignity, comfort, and quality of life.
• Identifies changing patient needs and recommends appropriate changes in level of care.
• Serves as a clinical resource across all hospice teams and geographic territories.
• Supports organizational initiatives to maintain visit timeliness and regulatory compliance.
• Assists leadership with maintaining staffing continuity during recruitment and onboarding.
• Collaborates with Clinical Team Leads regarding staffing priorities and patient assignments.
• Maintains flexibility to adjust assignments based on daily operational needs.
• Participates in quality improvement activities and clinical meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Current Florida Registered Nurse License.
• BSN preferred.
• Minimum two years of RN experience.
• Hospice or Palliative Care experience preferred.
• Excellent assessment, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while adapting to rapidly changing priorities.
• Strong understanding of hospice Conditions of Participation and regulatory standards.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) License in the state of Florida
• Valid CPR Certification